The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-02-17

home life and inner character Of these remark
able people.
There lives in Chillicothe to-day an aged man
who is the last grandchild Of Rufus Putnam,
who led the first colony of settlers to Ohio in
1888. The grandson bears the full name of his
distinguished ancestor, General Rufus Putnam,
and he has in his possession q great many rel
les Of historical interest and large part of his
grandfather's correspondence and private pa
pcrs and manuscripts.
General Putnam is President Of the North
west Pioneer Association, and has lively in
terest in all matters bearing upon the early his
tory Of the Northwest Territory.
Among the old papers which he has put into
my possession Is the subjoined schedule Of laws
for the government of the colony at Marietta,
printed and posted In 1913.
'The emigrants under the command of Gen.
eral Rufus Putnam landed their boats at the
upper point Of the Muskingum river, Marietta
on the 7th Of April, 1888, where they unloaded
their effects. The boards which they brought
with them for the erection Of temporary huts
were landed and properly disposed Of. A large
tent was put up for the Governor of the colony,
General Putnam. And in this tent he transact
ed all the business Of the colony. On the 9th
Of April. 1888, the Governors chart Of laws was
read by his private secretary, General Benjamin
Tupper, and approved by the members Of the
colony association:
"First-Be it ordained by the Offcery and
Council, that said territory be one district, SUBJ
ject to be divided into five districts, as future
circumstances may make 1t expedient.
"Second-Be 1t ordained that the Governor
and his officcry may make such laws, civil,
criminal and military, for the colony, but not
to conflict with the laws of the original re-
established U. 8. laws Of 1857.
Third = Be It ordained that the Grand
Council composed of three Supreme Judges
and three Territorial Association Judges, be-
u hkA ri dad NIL
business Of the colony, civil, criminal and mill
tary.
'Fourth-The Grand Council will hold their
sessions 5th July, 7th, 9th Of April and I'd
Wednesday, Sept, annually, where all claims
against the association must be presented and
Cancelled.
'Fifth-Be it ordained that the Governor re-
ceive at the rate OF forty dollars per month for
his services while performing the duties OF his
office. All other oflicery and grand council one
dollar per day while in the performance Of their
duties, martial, military musicians, chaplain,
singers and teachers of schools.
'Sixth-Be it ordained that all permanent omi.
grants to the Territory shall be entitled to one
hundred acres Of land free, within the North
west purchase.
"Seventh-Be it ordained that all pioneers
and their descendants may become life and
benefit members of the Emigrant 'Associa-
tion, Northwest Territory, by paying 81 per an
mum to the Governor, for the use of the associa-
tion.
"Eighth-Be it ordained that oil members
must entertain emigrants, visit the sick, clothe
the naked, feed the hungry, attend funerals,
cabin raisings log rollings, huskings; have their
latch-strings always out.
"Ninth-Be it ordained that all members OF
the colony, from the ages Of eighteen to forty
five, must perform four days OF military duty
per annum AL uniformed companies may drill
once o month, dates and places fixed by their
officers. Oficer drills once year.
.uTenfh-Re Il nrdainad that all nnemhers of